Mazurkas, Op. 7 (Chopin)

The Mazurkas, Op. 7 are a set of five mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin. The mazurkas were written in 1830 – 1832. A typical performance of all five mazurkas takes a little over eleven minutes.

The first mazurka, sometimes also known as Mazurka No. 5, is in B-flat major. The tempo is marked Vivace and is perhaps the most well-known mazurka of the set.

The second mazurka is in A minor. Despite the Vivo, ma non troppo marking, the mazurka is usually slowly performed, and the main theme is relatively mild.

The third mazurka is in F minor, and the fourth mazurka is in A-flat major. This mazurka was originally composed in 1824; Chopin revised it and put it as the fourth mazurka of the set.

The fifth and final mazurka of the set is in C major, and is the shortest of the five, taking less than a minute to perform. It is known as a fine example of the composer's sense of humour.^[1]

References

↑ Allmusic

Mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin

4 Mazurkas, Op. 6 5 Mazurkas, Op. 7 4 Mazurkas, Op. 17 4 Mazurkas, Op. 24 4 Mazurkas, Op. 30 4 Mazurkas, Op. 33 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41 3 Mazurkas, Op. 50 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63 4 Mazurkas, Op. 67 4 Mazurkas, Op. 68 Posthumous mazurkas without opus numbers

Études Mazurkas Nocturnes Polonaises Waltzes List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number

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